Chapter 117 How many people do you want to like?
Yu Sui stared at Mei Liangyu for a while, and seeing that he showed no sign of waking up, she looked back at the desktop map and carefully considered the events of the several hundred years before the arrival of the strange fire:
At that time, the destroyers would not be burned to death by the strange fire, and they could use the power of the strange fire without any burden.
In other words, the strange fire was previously controllable.
Yu Sui recalled the scene of holding that small flame in her palm when she was a child. Looking at the second half of the record, she saw that the strange fire reappeared after it had been dormant, and the ability to release the strange fire varied from person to person.
Some world destroyers can only be released once.
Some of the world destroyers, after being released three times, will be burned along with the strange fire.
The strange flames are changing, but too few of the world destroyers participated in the Water Boat Project experiment, and it has never been made public, so the world's understanding of the strange flames is very limited.
Yu Sui also found no record of the five world destroyers experiencing a sense of death in the calligraphy and paintings. Was it because he was unaware of it, or because it had never happened before?
Did the Six Kingdoms and Taiyi learn about the Death Emotion from Yu Xian when they decided to restart the Water Boat Project?
Is the intention to control the destroyer first, rather than expending great effort to fight it?
Yu Xian's life, from the moment his identity was exposed to his death, was not very long. Moreover, he himself had little combat ability, and compared to other world destroyers, he was killed with almost no effort.
Yu Sui carefully examined the distribution of locations on the map. Each of the six kingdoms had its own ulterior motives. Perhaps because of the Pagoda incident, the world was about to descend into chaos, so they did not want the Destroyer to cause trouble at this time and disrupt their plans.
She looked at the location of the boat in the southwest sea area, and lightly touched the boat's symbol with her finger. The boat then swayed left and right for a while.
Water boat.
If one were to go by boat, even if one didn't die, it would be equivalent to losing one's freedom.
Yu Sui didn't give much thought to the matter of the water boat. She wouldn't go.
If Xue Mushi wanted to be with Tu Miaoyi, he wouldn't have gone. As for the remaining three World Destroyers, judging from their previous communications, they wouldn't be the type to obediently go to the Water Boat as guinea pigs.
As for Gao Tianhao's claim that the Tian character script contains the secrets to extracting the strange fire, Yu Sui still had some doubts.
After all, Gao Tianhao failed to do it.
Tomorrow is the end of the month, the night of the full moon. Yu Sui sent all the secret messages to Gu Gan. After Li Jinshuang and Xun Zhiya talked, Xun Zhiya still decided to invite her to help.
Thinking of the troublesome Strange Fire and Breath Soil, Yu Sui couldn't help but press his forehead acupoint. For now, it would be more useful to learn more of the Nine Schools of Arts.
The strange fire is changing.
This made Yu Sui thoughtful. Her gaze unconsciously moved upwards, and when it swept over Mei Liangyu, she paused for a moment, and her heart calmed down a bit.
There was someone even more clueless than her.
If my senior brother never leaves Taiyi, with the protection of Saint Changgen, he won't be too upset.
But everyone yearns for freedom and the unknown, let alone someone like my senior brother who has a rebellious nature. But he must have thought it through carefully, knowing that if he regains his memories, he will definitely face some difficult choices.
If Gu Gan hadn't coincidentally reminded Mei Liangyu of some fragmented memories, his senior brother wouldn't have made this decision.
Yu Sui speculated about the backgrounds of Gu Gan and Mei Liangyu. When the sky began to lighten and the burning pain from the strange fire subsided, she curled up in the chair and fell asleep.
When Mei Liangyu woke up, Yu Sui had only been asleep for a short while.
Waking up in unfamiliar surroundings, Mei Liangyu was initially wary. Her dark eyes paused as she scanned the person opposite her, gradually concealing the chill emanating from her.
The calligraphy and paintings on the table were still there. Yu Sui didn't know how to put them away, and he didn't want to wake Mei Liangyu, who looked quite tired.
Mei Liangyu glanced at the door and could tell that time had changed; it was already the next morning. He was asleep, but his junior sister hadn't woken him up.
The long chair back completely enveloped Yu Sui. She curled up, her legs close to the chair back, her hands resting on the armrests, shrinking herself into a small ball. Her long hair and skirt fell to the ground, and her sleeping face was peaceful and well-behaved.
Mei Liangyu just watched quietly, without making a move or waking her up.
The enclosed environment of the room isolated him from all the noise of the outside world. In the silence, he gazed at the person opposite him, and some indescribable emotions welled up in his heart.
The candlelight from last night had burned out, leaving the unlit main room dim. The glowing calligraphy and paintings on the table separated the two people, while the flowing water and burning flames intertwined, inseparable, flowing throughout every corner of the Xuan Gu Continent.
Mei Liangyu judged whether she liked someone by whether she wanted to leave quickly, stay longer, or was indifferent when she was alone with that person.
Master wasn't always at the Ghost Path Holy Hall. In the past, when he went to the Ghost Path Holy Hall, only Yu Sui was there, so it was considered that the two of them were alone together.
Mei Liangyu would initially find it uninteresting and leave after a while.
But gradually, even though Yu Sui was the only one in the Ghost Path Sanctuary, he stayed there for longer and longer periods of time.
Yu Sui is a humble and eager-to-learn child. When she encounters a problem she doesn't understand, she will take the initiative to ask Mei Liangyu. However, if Mei Liangyu ignores her even once, she will not ask a second time.
Mei Liangyu could feel a slight joy and a trace of satisfaction rising deep within her heart when she was alone with Yu Sui.
Even if I do nothing but look at her, I don't get tired of it.
Mei Liangyu was still wondering when she had become so patient when she heard a knock on the door.
The pace was neither too fast nor too slow, and the owner's voice was gentle: "Sui Sui, I brought you breakfast."
Mei Liangyu wanted to block out the noise from outside so as not to disturb Yu Sui's rest. His junior sister didn't sleep well to begin with, so she had to cherish every moment she could get some sleep.
However, Yu Sui was too sensitive and woke up after noticing that others were approaching.
She rubbed her eyes, sat up straight, and stared at Mei Liangyu with sleepy eyes, her expression somewhat blank, revealing neither joy nor anger.
“Let him shout, you can sleep a little longer,” Mei Liangyu said.
Yu Sui turned his head to look at the door and could see a faint shadow on the door.
Gu Gan, who was outside the door, called out, "Sui Sui."
"Senior brother." Yu Sui stood up, not even asking when Mei Liangyu woke up, and pointed to the glowing calligraphy and painting on the table, indicating that he should put them away.
Mei Liangyu slightly raised her eyelids and saw that she was still going to open the door, so she waved her hand and wiped away the calligraphy and paintings on the table.
"Come here first." Mei Liangyu beckoned Yu Sui to come to her side, then took Yu Sui's hand and said, "Wipe your face and wake up."
She opened the door with such a silly and cute look on her face, no wonder everyone was staring at her.
Yu Sui let Mei Liangyu hold her hand, then tug at her sleeve, and rub her face haphazardly, which indeed made her completely sober.
She looked at the man before her and calmly said, "Senior Brother."
Mei Liangyu pinched her cheek and said casually, "If you want me to hide it, then you'd better keep quiet."
Yu Sui swallowed back the words she was about to say and slowly walked to open the door.
Mei Liangyu watched her retreating figure, frowned, and sneered silently. She really wanted him to hide.
As soon as the door opened, Mei Liangyu looked up as well. The not-too-bright light shone in, and Gu Gan's smiling face was reflected in his cold and indifferent eyes.
Gu Gan had just uttered a sentence when he noticed Mei Liangyu behind him. Mei Liangyu was sitting behind the long table in the main room, looking calm and collected, but Gu Gan was stunned by his appearance.
Why are Mei, Liang, Yu, here!
Gu Gan was in a good mood today. He had talked to Yu Sui about changing dormitories yesterday.
Yu Sui said that perhaps they had become estranged after not seeing each other for more than two years, but it was normal to become estranged. Brother Gu had made more and better friends, and she was sincerely happy for Gu Gan.
Gu Gan felt increasingly heartbroken as he listened, realizing that he hadn't taken good enough care of Yu Sui during this time. He absolutely couldn't accept the possibility of them becoming estranged as a result.
Yu Sui and Shu Chujun are not happy together and want to change dormitories, so be it.
Gu Gan would try to do better, but he could not accept Mei Liangyu's existence.
"What's he doing here?" Gu Gan asked directly, his brows furrowed, his disgust now completely undisguised.
Yesterday, Gu Gan also made things clear to Yu Sui: Mei Liangyu could be her senior brother, but he could only be her senior brother.
He and Mei Liangyu are enemies, and this will not change because of Yu Sui.
Mei Liangyu glanced indifferently at Gu Gan, then looked away. She naturally picked up the cooled teapot from the table, got up, and placed it on the stove to boil water for tea.
It was as if he were the master of this place.
Gu Gan's eyebrows twitched slightly at this behavior, thinking that this person was really putting on an act and scheming at every turn.
Yu Sui stood at the door, which was barely half open, just big enough for her to stand alone: "I have some questions for my senior brother, so I asked him to come over."
After saying that, she reached out and took the food box from Gu Gan: "Is this breakfast? Thank you, Brother Gu."
Gu Gan was still staring at Mei Liangyu: "Eat it yourself, don't give it to him."
Yu Sui nodded and said, "Yes!"
Gu Gan then looked away and asked Yu Sui, "If you want to ask him any questions, why don't you ask me first?"
“They’re all related to the Nine Schools of Ghostly Daoist Arts. Brother Gu, you’re not a disciple of the Ghostly Daoist School.” Yu Sui answered logically and convincingly.
Gu Gan said, "I know how. Ask me first."
No sooner had he finished speaking than he heard a soft chuckle from inside. It wasn't loud, but he could hear it clearly.
It was full of sarcasm.
Gu Gan couldn't help but look up at Mei Liangyu, his anger growing rapidly.
Yu Sui didn't want the two of them to cross paths today. Gu Gan should focus on getting his Floating Pagoda fragments, so she stopped him and said in a low voice, "Brother Gu, you haven't forgotten what I said yesterday, have you? I called Senior Brother here, and we were only talking about things related to the Nine Schools of Arts. Master recently asked me to practice a few spells, but I'm a bit clueless. I'd like to hear you continue."
Gu Gan also figured it out. He wouldn't ruin Yu Sui's opportunity to learn the Nine Schools of Arts. No matter how dissatisfied he was, he would endure it and pretend he couldn't see Mei Liangyu.
Moreover, Yu Sui told him yesterday that the prince wanted to invite Sage Chang Gen to cooperate, or rather, he wanted to persuade Sage Chang Gen to cooperate. If he were to fight Mei Liangyu to the death at this time, it might ruin the prince's plan.
Gu Gan took a deep breath, pretending Mei Liangyu didn't exist, and glared at Yu Sui, saying, "Remember to come find me if anything happens."
“Yes!” Yu Sui nodded.
Gu Gan added, "Remember to tell me about any injuries you sustained or any discomfort you experience before."
Yu Sui smiled and said, "I know."
Gu Gan gave her a lot of instructions before leaving. Yu Sui watched Gu Gan walk away before closing the door. As soon as she turned around, she saw Mei Liangyu standing by the stove, looking at her with an inscrutable expression.
His slightly upturned eyes hinted at an imperceptible coldness, but his dark pupils simply gazed at you quietly, much like his usual indifferent and nonchalant demeanor.
It's unpredictable and makes you unconsciously want to figure it out.
Yu Sui extended her index finger and lightly touched her red lips, making a shushing gesture. After holding her breath and concentrating, she sensed the flow of the five elements in the room and reached out to grab a tiny golden butterfly that was lurking in the void.
The famous saying, the personified eavesdropping butterfly, was secretly released by Gu Gan before he left.
Yu Sui crushed the golden eavesdropping butterfly. Gu Gan, who was standing in front of the Dragon Ladder Gate, noticed this and frowned, cursing in his heart, "That bastard Mei Liangyu."
Gu Gan glanced back in the direction where Yu Sui lived; he was still a little uneasy.
Yu Sui explained yesterday that she wanted to help the prince persuade Saint Chang Gen to cooperate, so she pretended to be close to Mei Liangyu. But for some reason, he felt annoyed whenever he saw the two of them standing together.
Gu Gan took a deep breath, forced himself to look away, and remained extremely calm.
Sui Sui would never like Mei Liangyu.
He and Sui Sui have been together since childhood, and they will always be together and will never be separated.
Inside the room, Mei Liangyu saw Yu Sui destroy the eavesdropping butterfly herself and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Junior Sister, your sensitivity has improved quite a bit."
“It’s been so long, it wouldn’t be right if we hadn’t made any progress.” Yu Sui walked to the table, then shrank back into the chair, bent her legs and hugged her knees with her hands, turned her head to look at Mei Liangyu and said, “I’ve also been very sensitive to the flow of the five elements lately, and I’m always afraid that I’ll be suddenly locked up underground again by someone.”
It sounds like a lingering effect of the trip to the mechanical island.
Mei Liangyu paused slightly, his originally cold aura softening as he walked towards Yu Sui: "Are you really that scared?"
“A little bit.” Yu Sui made a gesture, glancing at Mei Liangyu with one eye open and the other closed.
Mei Liangyu sensed a hint of playfulness in her words and realized she was joking. He stood in front of the chair and stared down at her.
Yu Sui propped her head up with one hand and looked back at him with her head tilted slightly: "Senior brother?"
Mei Liangyu said, "You're quite wicked too."
Yu Sui lowered her eyes and smiled gently, "Senior brother didn't seem very happy just now, was it because you didn't sleep well?"
“I slept very well.” Mei Liangyu was still looking down at her. “But you, you and Gu Gancai had been giving each other the cold shoulder for so long, but now you seem to have made up.”
“We made up yesterday.” Yu Sui lifted the food box on the table and peeked inside. It contained all her favorite foods. “I applied to the academy to change dormitories, which required the other students’ consent. After I hit Shu Chujun in the dining hall that day, everyone else agreed to let me change dormitories. When Brother Gu found out, he came to talk to me about it.”
Mei Liangyu asked patiently, "What do you want to talk about?"
“Brother Gu talked about a lot of things from the past. There were some things I had almost forgotten about when we were studying at Qingyang Academy, but after listening to him, I remembered them.” Yu Sui took a bite of meat pie and looked up at Mei Liangyu with a soft gaze. “We really did spend a long time together and saw each other every day. Brother Gu’s life in Qingyang was chaotic, and being around him always brought a lot of excitement.”
Mei Liangyu had previously told Yu Sui about her childhood in Taiyi, but Yu Sui had never revealed anything about her childhood. Today was the first time she had brought it up, and it was all about Gu Gan. Mei Liangyu listened casually, and even politely said, "You can call him Gu Gan when he's not around."
Yu Sui turned to look at him while biting into a meat pie, a hint of surprise in her bright eyes. Mei Liangyu said without changing his expression, "He has a name, Gu Gan."
“Gu Gan,” Yu Sui said.
Mei Liangyu nodded slightly with his chin, indicating that she was right.
Yu Sui couldn't help but turn her face away and laugh quietly.
Mei Liangyu rested one hand on the back of the chair and gently tapped the back of the chair with her finger. Yu Sui got up to get a teacup that was a little further away, and then sat down again. As she sat down, a few strands of hair fell on the back of Mei Liangyu's hand.
As Yu Sui moved, Mo Fa gently rubbed against the back of Mei Liangyu's hand.
Mei Liangyu's gaze involuntarily swept over, her slender fingers lightly hooking a strand of hair, slowly and deliberately entwining it.
“My mother prefers Gu Gan to me. Gu Gan said he wrote back to Qingyang, asking Madam Su not to send anyone to kill me and take the Breath Soil anymore. He’s on my side.” Yu Sui took a sip of water from her cup and continued, “By saying that, he’s broken ties with Madam Su. Gu Gan also said he’ll treat me even better in the future. We’ve been together since we were little, and it’s impossible for us to be separated.”
Mei Liangyu stood beside the chair, toying with a few strands of her hair, and said calmly, "Just because Gu Gan treats you well, you'll like him?"
From his perspective, Yu Sui and Gu Gan had indeed spent many years together, and those real times were undeniable.
Yu Sui let out a soft "ah" and turned to look at the person standing next to her: "Senior brother, I'm not the kind of person who will definitely like you just because you're nice to me, really nice, even unconditionally nice."
Mei Liangyu nodded, a slight smile playing on her lips, and said calmly, "Understood."
But he himself is somewhat like that kind of person.
Unless you treat me very, very well first, I can't possibly like you.
In the end, the opposite happened. Yu Sui never treated him well, but Mei Liangyu couldn't help but show kindness to Yu Sui first, always protecting her and wanting her to be well.
As Mei Liangyu was reflecting on herself, she heard Yu Sui say, "It's not that I like Gu Gan, it's that Gu Gan likes me."
He said, "You seem to know quite a lot."
“Gu Gan likes me, and he also likes Xun Zhiya.” Yu Sui said seriously, “Both of them are attracted to each other. Maybe he hasn’t realized it yet. He can risk his life for Xun Zhiya, protect her, and not want her to get hurt, but he also can’t accept being separated from me and not being able to live like he did in Qingyang before.”
Gu Gan treated Qian Ying like a younger sister, and Xiang Feifei like a partner, but he treated Xun Zhiya and Nangong Sui differently.
Perhaps in the future, Gu Gan will only be able to choose one.
No matter which one he gives up, he will never forget it for the rest of his life.
Mei Liangyu chuckled softly, quite disdainfully saying, "How does he manage to like two people at the same time?"
“It doesn’t have to be at the same time,” Yu Sui said. “I can like Gu Gan when I’m in Qingyang, and like my senior brother when I’m in Taiyi.”
Mei Liangyu looked down at her, "Are you looking for death?"
Yu Sui shrank back: "Senior brother, I was just using a metaphor."
She looked timidly at Mei Liangyu, secretly observing the possessiveness that the man unconsciously revealed. She could even feel the fingers wrapped around her hair on the back of the chair, slowly drawing more of her dark hair closer.
Yu Sui successfully created a dangerous atmosphere, but found it quite amusing.
Mei Liangyu wanted to say who he liked, that he would only ever like this one person in his life, but then he thought that it would sound too cheesy and would only make his junior sister laugh, so he decided not to say it.
On the contrary, my junior sister's idea is a bit dangerous.
Mei Liangyu stared at her intently, then lowered his voice and asked, "How many people do you want to like?"
Yu Sui hesitated for a moment and did not answer.
Mei Liangyu sneered, "How many?"
Yu Sui tentatively raised his hand, and under Mei Liangyu's cold gaze, his fingers trembled slightly before he finally made a "one".
She said with distress, "But senior brother, I can't guarantee that I'll only like this one person for the rest of my life. What if I change my mind and like someone else later?"
Mei Liangyu pressed the finger she had pointed back down and said casually, "Don't be afraid. After you change your mind, I'll kill whoever you like."
Yu Sui stared blankly at Mei Liangyu.
She felt she might be sick.
These chilling words didn't evoke any sense of crisis; instead, they brought a hidden sense of joy.
Mei Liangyu wasn't afraid of scaring her, but seeing Yu Sui stunned, she didn't want to see her look scared, so she put her hand back on the table and pointed to the food box: "Eat."
Yu Sui took another meat pie and put it in her mouth.
Mei Liangyu changed the subject quite naturally: "Did you finish watching what I showed you last night?"
“I’ve finished looking at it.” Yu Sui nodded. “Senior brother has been nowhere to be seen these past few days. Was he going to retrieve this calligraphy and painting?”
Mei Liangyu said, "No, I've been challenging the Twelve Heavenly Ladders at the Mingjia Jueyun Peak these past few days."
"Oh," Yu Sui said, "my feelings for my senior brother have lessened a little bit."
Mei Liangyu: "..."
I should have just said yes, in a more underhanded way.
Mei Liangyu softened her voice: "Is there anything you want to ask?"
"I was quite surprised when I first saw it; it has changed so much in just a few hundred years." Yu Sui took a small bite of the meat pie. "My strange fire, on the contrary..."
Halfway through her sentence, Yu Sui suddenly felt Mei Liangyu place her hand on her head. This action interrupted her. Mei Liangyu said, "You don't need to tell me the specific secrets of your strange fire. I'm afraid my memories will be spied on in the future."
Yu Sui: "...Okay."
She rolled her eyes, looked at Mei Liangyu, and asked, "Who told you all this?"
Mei Liangyu withdrew his hand, paused, and said, "Yan Xiaochuan's master, a renowned instructor, is Mu Yong'an."
Yu Sui was a little surprised: "Does Instructor Mu know about Senior Brother's matter?"
“I know, but I can’t say it,” Mei Liangyu reminded her. “If you find out anything, remember not to say it either, or Taiyi might find out.”
Who in Taiyi possesses such power?
Yu Sui instantly thought of the twenty-four sages of Taiyi.
Mei Liangyu originally wanted to find Gu Gan and secretly restore his memory by borrowing his divine divination technique, but who knew that when this kid fought with Sheng Fei, he directly revealed that he had the divine divination technique.
Now everyone knows, and even the Sages will pay attention. Those who are more sensitive and cautious will notice if they discover that Mei Liangyu has been deliberately asking Gu Gan to use the Divine Mechanism Technique.
Some of the more astute individuals even suspected that Gu Gan's divine abilities could affect the seal within Mei Liangyu's body.
Yu Sui beckoned to Mei Liangyu with his finger, signaling him to come closer.
Mei Liangyu leaned down towards Yu Sui, who was sitting in the chair, with one hand on the back of the chair. As soon as he bent down, Yu Sui raised his head and whispered in his ear, "Senior brother, do you know about the fragments of the Floating Pagoda in Taiyi?"
[Author's Note]
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